The famous Lickey bank which climbed for two miles from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire to Blackwell at a gradient of 1 in 37 was the steepest stretch of main line in the country. Here, at the summit, a 'Crab' 2-6-0 No.42790 waits with a southbound freight as a 'Jubilee' 4-6-0 No.45699 'Galatea' battles against the gradient with a northbound train.